The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman vs Yalla Habibi!
Yalla Habibi! has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.6/10 for The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman). The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman is the shorter watch at 35m compared with 1h 30m. The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman is the older of the two (1971 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
Yalla Habibi!| The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman | Yalla Habibi! | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1971 | 2025 |
| Length | 35m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Canada |
| Director | Chantal Akerman | Edwin El Bainou, Ryan Kluftinger |
| Main cast | Claire Wauthion, Chantal Akerman, Daphné Merzer | Ryan Kluftinger, Connor Bondlow, Edwin El Bainou |
Synopsis
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
In this unfinished work, a young mother, her little girl, as well as a friend of the mother's, spend the summer in a villa. The mother shares her problems – womanhood, motherhood, being married - with her friend, dresses up with the little girl, observes her body, and does a series of household tasks.
Yalla Habibi!
FortNine attempts to break the circumnavigation world record with award-winning filmmaker Edwin El Bainou riding pillion. It's a dangerously silly race across thousands of kilometres per day, with the polished and authentic eye that only a ride-along cinematographer can capture. Part documentary and part dark comedy, this is motorcycling as FortNine has never shown before. In less than 19 days, the trio must ride from Anchorage to Miami, Lisbon…
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